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What do our language tutors think about Bristol...

[It's a re-post from November 2022.] We’re so happy we can celebrate our 10th anniversary together. Today, I’d like to say how much I appreciate our current team of language...

Book review: Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

[It's a re-post from May 2024.] The untranslatable word ‘ama’, which in Japanese means ‘women of the sea’, refers to the legendary female free divers of Japan and Korea. I...

Book review: The Lido by Libby Page

[It's a re-post from November 2021.] To be honest with you, I wasn’t expecting much from The Lido. I read a short synopsis and wasn’t intrigued by it, but decided to...

Book review: 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Chi...

[This is a re-post from March 2023.] “When it comes to bilingualism, something is always better than nothing.” (p. 127) I like reading books on bilingualism; they provide me with inspiration...

Book review: How to Speak any Language Fluently...

[This is a re-post from June 2021.] Language learning never stops. No matter how much you know, there will always be more to learn. (p. 2)  I had been waiting...

Book review: A chip shop in Poland. My unlikely...

[This is a re-post from June 2021.] “When I go around Poland my impressions are shallow. They are handicapped by my incomprehension. I’m locked-out from the poetry, from the small...